Rev's 400+ Gallon Basement Inwall

Live Water · Jan 14, 2017

revhtree said:
Add some Dr. Tims a couple days ago! I was already showing some ammonia. Hopefully be weeks end I will be ready to go!!

Did you get the proper heaters in there? What type are you using?

Ubans13 · Jan 14, 2017

Rev awesome build been fallowing it here and there. Was just looking at the back of the tank with all the plumbing and cat walk. Very nice job. The one thing I would be scared about would be leaning into or onto one of the pipes or fittings and breaking it. I would suggest building like a rail u can lean on while working in the tank. It would stop u from leaning on the back panel of the tank as well! Just a simple deck rail or something. Very nice work!

revhtree · Jan 16, 2017

Live Water said:
Did you get the proper heaters in there? What type are you using?

Went with 2 Finnex Titanium heaters. One 800w and one 300w. They have been keeping the tank and right temperature with no problem.

revhtree · Jan 16, 2017

Ubans13 said:
Rev awesome build been fallowing it here and there. Was just looking at the back of the tank with all the plumbing and cat walk. Very nice job. The one thing I would be scared about would be leaning into or onto one of the pipes or fittings and breaking it. I would suggest building like a rail u can lean on while working in the tank. It would stop u from leaning on the back panel of the tank as well! Just a simple deck rail or something. Very nice work!

Nice idea! I'll look at something like that after I get everything else set up!

gfox · Jan 16, 2017

revhtree said:
Went with 2 Finnex Titanium heaters. One 800w and one 300w. They have been keeping the tank and right temperature with no problem.

Good choice.Now about that skimmer!

revhtree · Jan 16, 2017

News is that I got my Apex Controller set up, well the minimum parts to keep the tank running and controlled! I also add two coral frags and they seem to be doing great. Open and looking good. I added a zoa frag and ricordia. I plan to add a few of my fish by the weekend if all goes well.

Question for you all.

I am going to be adding a frag tank that will be plumbed into the system. The sump will be between the tank and the frag tank. I need to push water over to the frag tank and was thinking about using another Vectra but the issue I have right now is that I am going to have to add another Vectra pump to the return to get more water turnover in the sump. I can't have 3 of those pumps running in my sump and I am afraid adding one more won't be enough to push some of the water to the display and some to the frag tank. Don't know how that would work anyway since they are on separate sides!

Ideas?

evolved · Jan 16, 2017

Do you have a picture or sketch? I think I follow what you're trying to do, but I could see other interpretations of that description too.

revhtree · Jan 16, 2017

gfox said:
Good choice.Now about that skimmer!

I think I may start with a Reef Octopus 300INT and see how that does.

evolved said:
Do you have a picture or sketch? I think I follow what you're trying to do, but I could see other interpretations of that description too.

Thanks Hunter. I will get a photo later on today to give you all a better idea!

fftfk · Jan 16, 2017

revhtree said:
Went with 2 Finnex Titanium heaters. One 800w and one 300w. They have been keeping the tank and right temperature with no problem.

Why did you go with an 800 and 300? Could you have done two 800s? Two 600s? I'm just asking because I thought the prevailing thought was to have two heaters either one of which could heat the tank on its own for redundancy?

I'm moving this summer and keeping an eye on this build for my new tank!!! Great build so far.

drernesto · Jan 16, 2017

revhtree said:
I think I may start with a Reef Octopus 300INT and see how that does.

Thanks Hunter. I will get a photo later on today to give you all a better idea!

I'm using the Reef Octopus 3000 internal, it's a great skimmer... but the external cone is better I think. With ur tank you can easily go to the 5000 external

revhtree · Jan 16, 2017

Honestly I didn't want to purchase multiple heaters. These two heaters can do the job. I have double redundancy being that they both have a controller and they are both controlled by my apex.

mfinn · Jan 16, 2017

revhtree said:
Question for you all.

I am going to be adding a frag tank that will be plumbed into the system. The sump will be between the tank and the frag tank. I need to push water over to the frag tank and was thinking about using another Vectra but the issue I have right now is that I am going to have to add another Vectra pump to the return to get more water turnover in the sump. I can't have 3 of those pumps running in my sump and I am afraid adding one more won't be enough to push some of the water to the display and some to the frag tank. Don't know how that would work anyway since they are on separate sides!

Ideas?

I use a Vectra L1 as my closed loop pump and at 3100gph, it's doing a decent job at making flow inside the tank, but I'm always on the lookout for a stronger pump, but still having that ultra quiet the Vectra provides.
One of the pumps I have been eyeballing is the Red Dragon 3 150 watt. at 4700+ gph.
It's a $1000+ pump, but if you are having to buy 2 Vectras for a single purpose, aren't you almost there, moneywise?

Live Water · Jan 16, 2017

revhtree said:
I think I may start with a Reef Octopus 300INT and see how that does.

Thanks Hunter. I will get a photo later on today to give you all a better idea!

Great skimmer! I just got one

revhtree · Jan 16, 2017

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120reefkeeper · Jan 16, 2017

I'd like to make a suggestion. IMHO I think you'd be better off to have your frag tank a stand alone unit. I know .... I know..... I'm "That guy" lol.

I'm sure you well aware of all the reasons but I thought I'd just give you a chance to pause and think about it. If your determined to do it anyway then just ignore me and carry on. [emoji4]

mfinn · Jan 16, 2017

120reefkeeper said:
I'd like to make a suggestion. IMHO I think you'd be better off to have your frag tank a stand alone unit. I know .... I know..... I'm "That guy" lol.

I'm sure you well aware of all the reasons but I thought I'd just give you a chance to pause and think about it. If your determined to do it anyway then just ignore me and carry on. [emoji4]

I agree.
Sometimes isolation is a good thing.

revhtree · Jan 16, 2017

The frag tank is to frag corals from the display it's not to isolate new corals, etc.

chefjpaul · Jan 16, 2017

revhtree said:
The frag tank is to frag corals from the display it's not to isolate new corals, etc.

Already flagging the two corals in the display?
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revhtree · Jan 16, 2017

Busy setting up.....

Brew12 · Jan 17, 2017

chefjpaul said:
Already flagging the two corals in the display?
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He needs to be prepared with as quickly as this build is progressing! It only took 1600+ posts to get 2 frags in his tank. At this rate, his DT will be full and needing to be fragged out in under 386,000 more posts!